Mom getting more this year, but maybe not a card

Spending on Mother's Day gifts is expected to grow a bit above the $17.1 billion spent last year. But there won't be as much going toward cards or electronic goods.

IBISWorld, a market research company, said spending on Mother's Day shot up 6.5 percent last year as the economy improved. This year, the bump is expected to be 0.2 percent, the company said in a news release.

Flower sales are projected to increase 3.9 percent from 2012, while gift certificates will be up by 2.2 percent, IBIS projects.

But fewer moms will be getting paper greeting cards. Sales of those are expected to drop by 5.1 percent as more people turn to the electronic version.

IBIS said sales of electronics goods will fall by 5.3 percent. The company believes that decline is coming because there haven't been any big advances in devices within the past year.

The classic gifts, like jewelry and dinners out, continue to each count for about 18 percent of Mother's Day purchases, according to IBIS.